Snubber



H. BEAM, SNUBBER. APPLICATION FILED'OCLZM i920.

Patent-@ Sept. i3, 1921 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

F. H. BEAM.

SNUBBER.

APPLICAHON FILED oc= 21, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ummm-mann mangimi Yadpistably receiving r the FREI) .H. REAM, OF DAYTON, @HE-.

suonerie.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. i3, item31.

Application e cto'iier 21, 1920. Serial No. 418,490.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Finn) lil. Remi, a citizen ot' the United States, residing in the city of Dayton, in the county ot' Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Snubber, ot' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to sniibbers and particularly to a device ot' this character which is employed on automobiles and other vehicles for absorbing shock. and the object of' the invention is to provide a cheap, durable and etlicient shock absorber having;f reversible facilities adapted for universal application ot' the same on automobiles and other vehicles and, also. havingn simple parts in association whereby the working elements are quickly accessible for repair or adjustment.

I attain these objects by means of the mechanism and combination of parts illustrated in the accoiniianying drawing in which-Figure l( is aside elevation of the device. the attaching member being: omitted to disclose the working parts. Fig'. 2. is a. plan view of the outery side of the attaih-A ing member. Fig. 3, is a plan view oi' the inner side of the same. Fig. 4. is a view ot the device attached on an automobile.A Fig. 5, is a side Ielevation of the plunger head for seating the tension spring, and showingr the lips thereon for receiving' v the webbinif. Fit. 6, is a top plan view oi' the buckle tor webbing: and the' car axle. Fig. T, is a side view ot the saine, and showing the same applied on an oeani and Fig. 8. is a vertical section of the device, on the plane 8-8. in Fie'. 1.

I Similar numerals of reference refer 'to corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

The numeral Lilesignates a circular hous ingniember havingl a central circular openingr 2. in its rear side. iii which 'an attaching,Y member 3., is tittcd and provided on its outer side with a stud 4, and on its inner side with a cylindrical plug which isadapted for Afittingr iii the openiniz 2, and projecting inwardly' ot the housing" and frictionally enter into a hollow drum 6, on which drinn a brake linings?, is mounted. Bolt holes 8.' are' provided in the inner end of the plug 5, and the holes provided with internal screw threads, A through bolt hole 9, is apertured at the core oi the plug and the cap of the attaching member. An opening is also apertured centrally-'in the front side of the h0us ing member for the reception of a cylindrical plug l0, on a cap 11, which ping mojectsI inwardly ot' the housing,r and frictionally enl ters the drum Bolt holes l2, are aper tiired through the cap and plug thereon and so spaced that they will register with the holes tl, in the inner end of the plug 5. Screw bolts 13, are entered in the bolt holes 12, and screwed into the bolt holes 8, to hold the housing assembled with the attaching member, as well as to hold the drum 6, in place. A bolt i4. is extended through the attaching member, from the inner side there of'to outwardly of the housing and through a hole provided in the chassis, not shown, and its nut 15, is screwed on the projecting end of the bolt to draw the device against the chassis. The peripheral edge of the housing member is convexed to provide within the housing an annular concaved bed 16, in: which a compression spring l?, is lodged, the latter being detained in the bed by heads i8, against which the spring;l presses and, thereby. the spring is forced to reiiiovably lie in the bed. Between the heads 1S. an openinlcr 19, is provided for the travel therethrough of a strip of webbing; or bra-lie lining: 20. the inner end of which is attached on a head 2l, having lips 35, which are spaced apart for receiving the webbing and then forced together to bite the same to hold it in place and also having a conceiitrica-lljl formed arbor 36. upon which the spring l?, is loosely mounted andthe end thereof seatn ed against the back of the head. The strip of webbing is turned back from the head 21,

and over the drum 6, and permitted to depend out of the opening 19, a suitable distance.; 0n the outer end of the webbing a buckle 22. is adjustably mounted. ett the onter'end of the buckle a transverse slotted aperture 23, is provided t'or the reception of the webbing and. through the head portion 24 of the buckle a throat provided for the tui-ther reception ot the webbing, the, throatopeiiing into a crocodilejaw 26, intcgi'al with the buckle. which jaiY is adapted for receiving.: therein the lthingie of the automobile axle. The lower jaw portion is lprovided with an adjustable hook member 27, the jaw portion being' recessed longitudinally to receive the member, the buckle being thus adapted for a grip. The inner end of the hook member is provided with screw threads, on which a nut 28, is niountedito ico' draw` the hook 29, on the hook member inwardly. A stop 30, is mounted on the inn/*v side of the drum 6, and is adapted for t gag-ing one of the bolts 13, in the event the drum is rotated and lock the latter in place.

In Fig. l, the device is showny ready for attaching on the left side of the automobile. If the spring 1T, is reversed the device is ready for attaching on the right side of the car. The reversing ot the spring reverses the travel over the drum of the webbing.

The attaching member 3, is first mounted on the chassis of the car, by suitably perw forating the same and then placing the mene ber against the part selected. in such a manner that the stud 4, thereon shall project under the part and thereby prevent rotative movement of the member, thereafter entering the bolt 14, inwardly in the hole in the chassis and turning the nut l5, thereon to draw the member tight against the same. Then enter the plug in the end ot' the drum 6, and enter the plug l0, in the other end thereof, turning the same until the bolt holes l2, therein shall register with the holes 8, in the plug 5, after which enter the bolts 13, through the plug ll), and screw the same into the holes 8. The device is thus operatively assembled and mounted on the automobile. The lree end of the webbing which protrudes from the housing.` is then pulled outward a suitable distance to further tension the spring 1T. to allow the webbing to be connected on the axle, whereupon.` a nail or other suitable article, not shown. is forced to pierce the webbing adjacent the housing and the webbing released, the reaction of the spring effecting a drawing inwardly ot' the webbing until the nail encounters the housing across the opening 19, therein, and thereby the spring is held until the webbing is connected with the axle. 'lo connect the webbing on the axle, the end of the webbing is passed upwardly through the slot 23, in the buckle 22, and then passed on farther through the throat 25, to and along the lower side ol the upper member of the jaw 26, and a little distance beyond the latter. The jaw is then made to receive the assesses lower lange of the axle, the latter Wedging the webbing against the lower side of the upper member of the jaw and, thereafter, the hook member is adjusted inwardly until the hook thereon shall engage the opposite side of the lower flange ot' the axle, the hook member and the jaw of the buckle 0peraf'ing to simultaneously grip the axle and webbing. The inner end of the strip of web bing is inserted between the lips 35, and the lips then forced together to bite the webbing. A tter the adjustments above described are made, thejnail is withdrawn and the webbing releasedv` wh'c-lreupon, the reaction ot the spring will draw the webbing taut and the device is ready to function to absorb shock. If the drum should rotate the stop 30, will encounter one of the posts or Shanks ot the bolts 13, and prevent any further movement thereof.

,Having claim is A snubber device for automobiles, consistdescribed my invention what I ing ot a circular housing member. a conMv caved bed in the periphery of said member, a compression springlodged in said bed and conforming therewith, an attaching member demountably mounted in the rearward side ot' said housing member and provided with an inwardly projecting cylindrical plug. a hollow cylindrical drum mounted on the projecting plug on said attaching member and provided externally with brake lining, a strip otl brake lining connected with one end of said spring and arranged to travel on said drum and extend outwardly ot' the housing member, a buckle adjustably mounted on v' said strip, said buckle having a rigid jaw portion and an adjustably mounted hook member cooperating with the jaw to form a grip, and a cap member demountably mount` ed in the tront side of said housing member and having an inwardly projecting plug entering the adjacent end-o1c said drum.

Dated, October 11th, 1920.

FR E I) H. l ICAM. Witnesses JoHN (l. S'rnAnNs, ELiAs BnunLL. 

